According to Peters, fatal crashes recorded in December alone were 1 200. Most crashes were recorded in Limpopo with 31%, Kwa-Zulu Natal (18%) and Gauteng (11%) whereas Eastern Cape saw a decline of 20% and North West recording a decline of 8%.

The data showed that most fatal crashes involve human factors with 79.1%, young people aged 25 to 44 in light vehicles, male victims standing on 75% and females on 23%. Most of this crashes occur over the weekends, with 40% of passengers becoming victims.

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